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AFCON 2015: Don’t expect miracles from me – Amodu Shaibu

The newly appointed coach of the Super Eagles Amodu Shaibu has asked Nigerians to be moderate in their expectations of the team even as he promised to give his best in salvaging Nigeria’s hopes of participating at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations. Shaibu, along with Salisu Yusuf, Gbenga Ogunbote and Alloysius Agu were named

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No Costa, Schurrle and Ramires for Chelsea as they plan for Champions League return

Diego Costa, Andre Schurrle and Ramires have all been ruled out of Chelsea’s Champions League Group G clash with Maribor. Brazil midfielder Ramires (groin) and German forward Schurrle (illness) trained with the first team on Monday but Costa did not and Jose Mourinho ruled all three out of the game, along with John Mikel Obi

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Uche, Martins, Obasi set for Eagles return

Chinedu Obasi, Haruna Lukman, Kelechi Iheanacho, Obafemi Martins and Ikechukwu Uche are set to be invited for the Super Eagles’ last qualifying matches for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations against Congo and South Africa. The players couldn’t get into Stephen Keshi’s teams despite their impressive performances for their respective clubs and despite incessant calls

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2015 Africa Cup of Nations in doubt as hosts Morocco request tournament be moved due to Ebola fears

The Africa Cup of Nations could be cancelled after fears about the Ebola epidemic prompted Morocco to request that the tournament be postponed or moved. The Moroccan Football Federation has written to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to outline its concern that hundreds of thousands of fans travelling into the country from Ebola-affected areas could

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NFF sacks Stephen Keshi, Shuaibu Amadu takes over as interim coach of Super Eagles

As widely speculated, Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi has been relieved of his job. Keshi, his assistants, Ike Shorounmu and Daniel Amokachi have been asked to proceed on any course of their choice abroad to be sponsored by the football body. Rising from its Executive Committee meeting which held after Nigeria/Sudan match yesterday and lasted

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